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The CSS Homeless Services Division connects people who are homeless, or about to become homeless, to available community resources and services. A social worker talks with the individual or family to understand their need. Together, they develop a plan to improve the situation and support continued success.

Programs and Services

Coordinated Assessment(CA) is a community-wide system that aims to connect individuals or families who are homeless, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, to an existing available shelter or housing resource in the community.

Homeless Resource Center(HRC) collaborates with, and provides space to, ministries and community service organizations that serve meals during evening and weekend hours to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Shelter Plus Care(SPC) is a federally funded permanent supportive housing program that links housing with supportive services to move individual adults, or adults with families, who are homeless, have a disability, and a low-income, to permanent housing.

​Housing Stability Funding(HSF) is a collaboration among Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, the Charlotte Housing Authority, and Foundation for the Carolinas to coordinate a funding process for supportive housing development, housing subsidies and supportive services to maintain permanent housing stability.

Mecklenburg Frequent Users Systems Engagement (MeckFUSE)is a Mecklenburg County-funded housing program for individuals who are homeless, with health issues, and have been frequent users of the County jail, street camps and shelters. Supportive services are provided to help individuals maintain their housing. The Urban Ministry Center of Charlotte operates the program.​

Moore Place is an 85-unit Housing First apartment building for men and women who were once chronically homeless. The Urban Ministry Center of Charlotte owns and operates Moore Place. Mecklenburg County CSS Homeless Services Division provides on-site social work staff to help residents maintain housing and work on their goals.